Underground

Stories first performed for Story Fridays Underground at Burdall’s Yard, 25th January 2013

Held on a freezing cold night in January, and inspired by the stone vaults of the old brewery which was our new venue, Burdall’s Yard, we gave our writers the theme of Underground. We had stories about miners in New Zealand, child soldiers in Africa, preppers in Somerset, partygoers on the Underground, young architects and a vision of a future earth that would be chilling if it hadn’t been so hot. Many of the stories were full of dread and menace and the hairs on the back of my head stood up more than once…

We had music from Gabi Maas and Jamie Huddlestone, on the violin and melodian.

Olly reads Alison Lock’s story in which she envisages an extreme future for the Earth: Erthenta, written by Alison Lock, read by Oliver Langdon

Sarah Hilary reads her moving and vivid story of a young girl in an African city: My Father’s Daughter, written and read by Sarah Hilary

Caroline reads Susie Barrett’s story about her dream house: Up the Garden Path, written by Susan Barrett, read by Caroline Garland

Clare Reddaway explores a darker side of the London Underground: Invitation, written and read by Clare Reddaway

Elaine Miles gets under the skin of a survivalist: Survival of the Fittest, written and read by Elaine Miles

Pauline Masurel visits an old mining town in New Zealand: Gold Rush, written and read by Pauline Masurel

Olly reads Mark Rutterford’s poem about badgers, which we played in the tunnels of Burdall’s Yard as the audience arrived for Underground. We are proud that Secret World Wildlife Rescue will be using this recordings to teach visiting children about badgers. Click here to find out more about Secret World, or click below to listen to the poem: Badger Dreams, written by Mark Rutterford, read by Olly Langdon

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What members of our Story Friday audience think:

Best Friday night guaranteed!.....The stories were good, often funny and well told – great venue!.... Wonderful..... Excellent..... Lovely ambiance – great music!....Great evening, superb stories.....Very inspiring with lovely performances..... Thoroughly enjoyable, great way to spend a Friday evening, thank you!.... The vibe is good, encouraging, fun, go-ahead, upbeat...... Stories are of a better quality than many we hear on Radio 4...
Good atmosphere!... Quaint and quirky, very pleasant.... Enjoyable... Enthralling, love the lighting, the venue, the stage and the stories!